Water, Sanitation, Hygiene
According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources
Health and Nutrition Benefits--Improving Water Supplies
Published:
August 1, 1975U.S. Agency for International Development
Field study focuses on the crucial importance of improved water supply as a means to control diarrheal disease. The study approach is broad in that it recognizes that contaminated water is not the sole factor in diarrheal disease. Other factors, particularly cultural habits of hygiene and...Read more
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BrazilLatin America and the CaribbeanGlobal Freshwater Resources: Soft-Path Solutions for the 21st Century
Published:
December 3, 2003Pacific Institute
Twentieth-century water policies relied on the construction of massive infrastructure in the form of dams, aqueducts, pipelines, and complex centralized treatment plants to meet human demands. These facilities brought tremendous benefits to billions of people, but they also had serious and often...Read more
Household Motivations for Investing in Multiple-Use Water Services in Rural Burkina Faso
Winrock International
Article from Johns Hopkins Water Institute discussing users' motivations for investing in low-cost water technologies in rural Burkina Faso. Concentrates primarily on income generation and livelihoods of women.Read more
Regional focus:
Sub-Saharan AfricaHouseholds Motivations for Investing in Multiple-Use Water Services in Rural Burkina Faso
Published:
December 1, 2013Winrock International
Article from Johns Hopkins Water Institute discussing users� motivations for investing in low-cost water technologies in rural Burkina Faso. Concentrates primarily on income generation and livelihoods of women.Read more
Regional focus:
Sub-Saharan AfricaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.